Before every season you inevitably get loads and loads of preview stuff, often about young players. It's usually good stuff but let's face it, everyone knew about Joba Chamberlain last year and everyone knows about David Price this year. So what about those young pitchers who are flying under the radar?
None of the pitchers they name are going to sound too familiar, or really get you excited but that is kind of the point. Aaron Laffey, Jeff Niemann, Jason Hammel, and Dana Eveland are all pitchers on likely good teams, and they all figure to have a chance to contribute this year.
The fact that the Rays have two guys on this list (Niemann and Hammel) and neither figures to start this year really illustrates how deep their pitching is. Both could be put into the bullpen, or be traded for a piece for a midseason run, in this case they mention the Pirates as a team to monitor Rays.
I love the reading all the preseason stuff, but it's refreshing to read a write-up about players who have been overlooked by most other sources.
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